Amazon is continuing to offer discounts on Kindles as Christmas draws near. Today only Amazon has marked their entry-level Kindle down to $49. That’s $20 less than what it normally sells for, and is the lowest it has gone this holiday shopping season, matching Best Buy’s Black Friday price. The $20 discount only applies to […]
Archives for 2013
Google Play Books for Android Can Now Upload Personal ePub and PDF eBooks – Supposedly
Google has updated their Play Books app (such a silly name for an ereading app, don’t you think?) to add some new features and stability improvements. The most notable of the upgrades is the ability to be able to upload ePub and PDF ebooks from your Android phone or tablet to Google to read in […]
Illustration Comparing Tablet Aspect Ratios
Earlier this week a reader sent in an image (thanks, Thys Kotzé!) comparing the different aspect ratios for tablets. I thought is was a helpful illustration comparing the common sizes for tablets’ screens so I wanted to share it here (click the image for a larger version). As the illustration notes, most newer Android tablets […]
$20 Off Kobo eReaders and Tablets
Kobo is currently running a sale on most of their ereaders and tablets. The promotion lasts through December 9th so there’s not much time left. If you are looking to get a Kobo device, now would be the time because they don’t go on sale very often. The $20 off deal includes all the newer […]
PocketBook to Release CAD Reader with 13.3″ E Ink Fina Screen and Android 4.0
There is some interesting news coming out of E Ink and PocketBook today. E Ink has just announced the upcoming release of a new screen technology called E Ink Fina, and PocketBook is going to be the first company to use it in their new PocketBook CAD Reader, which is designed specifically for displaying drawings […]
Kindle and Nook Cyber Monday Deals
Amazon and Barnes and Noble both have some good deals for Cyber Monday. The new 7″ Kindle Fire HDX is marked down by $50 and so is the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight. I decided to post this Cyber Monday update because it’s been a few days since the last Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals post. […]
Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deals for eReaders and Tablets 2013
There are a lot of really good deals to be had on tablets and ebook readers this Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend. Well, maybe not so much for dedicated ebook readers, although some older Nooks can be had for really cheap, but there are tons of tablets on sale. In fact there are so […]
B&N Finally Expands Nook Books Internationally to 30 Countries – Sort of
Yesterday Barnes and Noble finally took a big step toward realizing their international expansion plans by opening their ebookstore in 30 new countries around the globe, with support for 21 languages. Up until now the Nook store has only been available to residents of the United States. Then the United Kingdom about one year ago. […]